Chapter 209 News from the County
"What's the difference between this and giving it away for free?"
Lu Miao gave Geng Xiaoyun a speechless look and took out the key to unlock the door.
"Yes, why not?"
Geng Xiaoyun said seriously:
"Isn't it because I gave it to you but you didn't want it that I asked you to pay me five cents?"
Lu Miao opened the door, went into the room and poured her some water:
"You are so fresh, others are willing to spend money to buy from you, but you are not willing to do so."
Geng Xiaoyun took the enamel pot, sat down at the table, and said with a hearty smile:
"Isn't it the same for you? Someone gave it to you, but you still insisted on pushing it away and buying it with your own money."
Lu Miao: “…”
Why do they both seem to be a bit like the big enemy who took the initiative?
But then again, we are living in a backward era and prices are indeed depreciating.
But valuable things are still valuable.
If you really want to buy this ginseng, I estimate that spending one or two hundred yuan may not be enough.
Lu Miao wanted to buy it, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was no use for it.
Her stomach had been fine for a long time, and she usually ate good food.
Besides, there are so many snow clams this time.
Dried snow frog doesn't weigh much, only about five or six pounds. She will eat a bowl of it every day starting from today, and she may not be able to finish it by this time next year.
You need to take supplements when you are pregnant, but taking too much supplements is not good for your health.
After thinking it over carefully, Lu Miao shook his head and said, "Forget it."
"Please sit down for a while. I'll get you the money."
The snow frog feels quite heavy, but it’s hard to say whether it’s five or six pounds.
Lu Miao didn't even calculate the weight, so he just calculated it as six kilograms.
One dollar plus two food coupons for five pounds can be exchanged for two pounds, and six pounds is three dollars plus fifteen pounds of food coupons.
There are not many food coupons left at home.
Lu Miao collected ten kilograms of food coupons and gave Geng Xiaoyun an extra dollar to make up for the shortfall in food coupons.
Geng Xiaoyun felt uneasy even when she took one dollar before, let alone such a large sum of money and food coupons this time.
"I gave you this thing, but you didn't want it. How could I accept it? I'll send the money back to share with my family. Can you please accept this ginseng?"
One of them didn't dare to accept money, and the other didn't dare to accept ginseng, for fear that the other would suffer losses.
After pulling and tugging for a long time, Lu Miao finally broke off a thin ginseng beard from the split wild ginseng.
After a long talk, Geng Xiaoyun finally took the money and left, looking back every few steps.
At that time, Geng Xiaoyun felt overwhelmed.
How come I can’t deliver something when I want to?
Lu Miao breathed a sigh of relief. After rummaging for a long time, he took some oil paper from the package of snacks he had bought earlier, wrapped the ginseng roots, and put them in Fu Jingyou's "treasure box" in the cabinet at the end of the bed.
When Fu Jingyou came back in the afternoon, Lu Miao told him about the snow frog that Geng Xiaoyun had sent him.
Fu Jingyou didn't care how much Lu Miao spent, but when he heard that Lu Miao didn't have many food coupons left when he got home, he went around to the small house at the back and took a look at the rice jar.
Seeing that there was not much fine grain left, he was just thinking about going to the black market when Lu Miao mentioned the wild ginseng to him again.
"Hmm? If it's really a good thing, you can buy it. Just in case it's useful?"
"It's not that simple."
Lu Miao shook his head and explained to Fu Jingyou in detail:
"The best wild ginseng is cheap at a few hundred yuan, and the expensive ones can cost thousands of yuan. How can you just ask for something so valuable?"
If you don’t understand, just accept it.
But she understands.
She can't do anything that goes against her conscience.
"I broke off a ginseng beard. I took advantage of her and fulfilled her wish."
She spoke carefully, and Fu Jingyou knew that he was thinking too simply, so he held her hand and said:
"You did the right thing."
Ginseng is a tonic, and whether it is eaten or used as medicine, it should be consumed in moderation.
If there really is a problem, that one ginseng beard is enough.
Lu Miao curled his lips, and smiled at Fu Jingyou with his fair face.
Striving is not about taking advantage.
What belongs to them is theirs.
If it is not theirs, even if they get it, they may not be able to get any benefit from it or keep it.
Lu Miao didn't cook dinner because this season was the time when the vegetable garden was full of Chinese cabbage.
There was still some flour at home, and she had already picked some Chinese cabbage, waiting for Fu Jingyou to come back so that she could make some noodles for dinner.
The young couple was busy working together. Just as the fire in the stove was lit and burning vigorously, He Hongjin came over.
Lu Miao waved his hand and asked Fu Jingyou to go to the front room to see what was going on.
She lit the kerosene lamp and started working at the stove.
He Hongjin came with news.
During the year, the nearby commune and the county held several meetings in succession, regarding the news from the county that some kind of equipment group would be organized.
This time, the truth is given.
The county now has four quotas and wants to recruit people to learn technology.
There are only four places in the entire county, so you can imagine how fierce the competition is, but it is not without conditions.
The conditions for participation are that priority must be given to young and middle-aged male comrades who can read and write.
As long as they are men and young, this has already screened out more than half of the people.
If the person can read, the scope is narrowed down a lot.
Schools have been suspended in the village for many years. Except for some older people, there are not many young people who can recognize the words.
Fu Jingyou was brought up by He Hongjin, who had high expectations of him.
"Your two older brothers have already joined the factory, so this opportunity is for you! Xiaoliu, you must seize it!"
"The team leader just came over and said that as long as you learn the skills, the county will arrange a job for you. It's a stable job!"
The work in the county is different from the work in the town. He Hongjin is not quite sure what the difference is in terms of structure, but he knows one thing.
That is, working in the county is not only prestigious, but also pays well.
Doesn’t he want to make money?
Isn’t Lu Miao good at talking?
If you seize this opportunity, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
Fu Jingyou clenched his fists, thinking of this as well, nodded, and asked:
"Uncle, what exactly is this matter about? Should I do something to get involved?"
Although the election circle has been shrinking, there are definitely still many people participating.
If you want to be sure of success, you must do something and show some advantages.
Otherwise, with so many people around, why would they choose you?
He Hongjin paused, hissed, grabbed the back of his head and said:
"I don't know yet. The captain just came over on his bicycle to inform us. I guess we're still in the notification stage. We'll have to wait for two days and there should be more news."
"You have a good physique, are strong, can read, and are a good worker. You have a lot of advantages. Keep this in mind, and don't worry too much. We'll see how things develop when the time comes."
Fu Jingyou nodded.
Now we can only take one step at a time.
The election hasn't even started yet, so there's no point worrying about it in advance.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
